Written emotional disclosure for women with ovarian cancer and their partners: randomised controlled trial
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Arden-Close, Emily; Gidron, Yori; Bayne, Louise; Moss-Morris, Rona
- Source
- Pscyho-Oncology. Oct 01, 2013 22(10):2262-2269
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1057-9249
OBJECTIVE:: METHODS:: Patients and their partners (N = 102 couples) were randomised to write at home for 15 min a day over 3 days about the patientʼs diagnosis and treatment using the GDP or what the patient did the previous day (control). Couples were assessed at baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-ups on the primary outcomes of perceived stress and QoL and secondary outcomes of intrusive thoughts (testing the cognitive processing hypothesis) and illness-related couple communication (testing the social interaction hypothesis). RESULTS:: CONCLUSIONS